Microsoft has recently released its Office Live Workspace Beta, allowing interested users to sign up to pre-register.  With Office Live Workspace, users of Office XP/2003/2007 need only download an Office plug-in that installs a toolbar in supported Office apps that allows saving locally-stored files on the online Live Workspace site and later edit the documents after uploading. Users will also be able to invite others to collaborate on the Office Live Workspace documents, control site and document access privileges, and enable version control.

Of potential interest to mobile users is the ability to save over 1,000 documents in one location, access the documents from virtually anywhere with a web browser, and obviate the need for flash drives or emailing oneself the documents.  Synchronization of contacts, tasks and event lists from within Outlook will be supported as well.

Microsoft lists the following requirements:

• Internet Explorer 6.0 or later on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista
• Firefox 2.0 on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista
• Firefox 2.0 on Mac OS X 10.2.x and later

NB: Some features may require a browser that supports ActiveX.